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Local News is our Aim www.glh.co.uk 020 8883 5000 THE ARCHER CARS & COURIERS February 2013 No. 231 ISSN 1361-3952 20p E HEART OF EAST FINCHL where sold S AT TH EY YEAR 2 0 A community newspaper for East Finchley run entirely by volunteers. 82 High Road Twenty years on East Finchley This month, THE ARCHER N2 9PN celebrates 20 years of providing news and 020 8883 0033 information to almost 10,000 homes in East highroadn2ricettandellisco Finchley. ……………………..The Right Choice To mark this special Estate Agents – Valuers Residential Sales – Lettings –Management – Cyprus Properties 40 High Road East inhley London P el 00 00 a 00 0 Estate Agents and Valuers Established birthday, we commis- Email enuiriesprimeloationsou esite ww.primeloationsou sioned illustrator Terry Call us for a Free Valuation. Family Business you can Trust. 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RSPCA Inspector 0300 1234 999 National Express 08705 808080 Age UK 020 820 35040 Samaritans 08457 909090 Copy deadlines – March: 15 February, April: 15 March, Heathrow Airport 0870 000 0123 Contact (N2) 020 8432 1415 May: 12 April Refuge Crisis Line 0870 599 5443 Festival date in the diary Planning Applications Organisers have announced that the 2013 East Finchley Festival will be held on Sunday Barnet Council landscaping. 23 June in Cherry Tree Wood. As ever, there will be the usual mix of stalls, live enter- 3 Brim Hill, N2 64 Leopold Road, N2 tainment and food and drink. Replacement of all windows, Single-storey rear extension. The festival will start summer festival. If you are grant-aided by Barnet Council including front door, garage door Haringey Council at 12pm and inish at 6pm and interested or know of an act and is run entirely by local and side door. Insertion of door 1-8 Buckden Close, N2 the organisers are hoping for a that might be, please email volunteers. and windows to rear elevation to Replacement of existing timber massive turn out this year, with details to eastinchleyfestival@ At the moment, they are replace existing rear window. Inser- windows and doors with new timber their ingers irmly crossed for gmail.com actively recruiting people to tion of roof light to rear. Alterations windows and doors. ine weather after last year’s Festival stalls help with publicity, press and to front garden. 1-20 Clissold Close, N2 84 Huntingdon Road, N2 washout. and volunteers marketing. On the day, at least Replacement of existing timber East Finchley has talent 50 volunteers are needed to Retention of extension of exist- windows and doors with new timber Application forms for stall- ing rear decking, including new In the build-up to the festi- holders will go out via email. sell raffle tickets, steward windows and doors. the event or help in the bar. If wooden railings and trellis with soft val, the organisers are holding a If you are not on the regu- Battle of the Bands on 16 March lar database but are inter- you can spare some time over the next few months or an hour at the East Finchley Constitu- ested in a stall, please email on 23 June to make a contri- - Beginners - tional Club from 2–8pm. They eastfinchleyfestival@gmail. bution to the success of the are looking for exceptional com for information. young local acts to come and The organisers of the fes- festival, ring 07983 360 834 or Tai Chi & Qigong email the same address: east- perform their tunes with the tival have managed to keep it [email protected] 2 Classes in East Finchley chance of winning a coveted a free event for over 35 years. Wednesdays at either 12.00 or 1.00pm (Trial session: £5) spot on the main stage of the In that time, it has never been -DPHV'UHZHLVDTXDOLILHGWHDFKHUDQGKDVEHHQSUDFWLVLQJW·DLFKLIRU\HDUV Donate a +HLVWKHDXWKRURIERRNVRQW·DLFKL LVDPHPEHURIWKH%&&0$ Other classes : www.taiji.co.uk Library saga coat and email: [email protected] phone: 020-8883 3308 spread the takes a twist warmth By Daphne Chamberlain For the second year run- There has been one more twist in the tale of Friern Barnet ning Age UK is asking Library, which has already had more plot surprises than people to donate coats for a television soap. This continuing story, though, is too their national Spread the important for our neighbouring community to switch Warmth campaign. With on and off. As a nationwide audience knows, the library many old people dying from closed by Barnet nearly a year ago has refused to stay the effects of cold weather shut. Here is what has happened since our last report. each winter, the campaign On 1 February, Barnet the success of the community- has three key aims: offering Council obtained an order run HGS library, set up last to evict squatters, who have year, when Friern Barnet’s bid practical help during the restocked the shelves and run for a similar arrangement was colder months, campaign- a regular library service, and refused. Saying that Barnet ing to tackle cold-related has conirmed it will put the is now better off inancially, ill-health and fundraising to building on the market. The Cllr Rams stated they had “the help older people when they judge praised the squatters scope to look favourably on are particularly vulnerable. and Friern Barnet residents bids for the building from local Celebrities such as Spice for running a “happy, pleasant residents”. Girl Geri Halliwell have given place”, telling them they still Friern Barnet campaigner coats to be sold in Age UK had a right to protest, as long Keith Martin told THE ARCHER: charity shops, with the money as they were not occupying the “I imagine that we shall see if raised being used to help the premises. we have common ground with campaign. There are shops at Bidders encouraged Community Barnet, and discuss 6 Western Parade, New Barnet, Then Cllr Robert Rams the situation with them”. He and 25 Vivian Way, Hendon, hopes that the books (donated but Age UK in East Finchley surprised everyone by making Piano Lessons Community Barnet (the former by the public) will be left on will accept donated coats. They Jazz, blues, classical, rock Barnet Voluntary Services the shelves, believing that “the are based at the Ann Owens occupation has increased the Centre, Oak Lane, London N2 Also theory, keyboard harmony, improvisation, Council) the building’s licen- composition, arranging, song-writing, GCSE & A level music see, asking them to support value of the building as a going 8LT, and are open daily (except concern to a potential user who community organisations who Wednesday) from 10am−3pm.